Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

conseil en maîtrise d’ouvrage

English translation:

project management consultancy (services)

Added to glossary by Rebecca Davis
Aug 7, 2011 10:03
12 yrs ago
French term

conseil en maîtrise d’ouvrage

French to English Law/Patents IT (Information Technology)
TThis is a framework agreement for "prestations de conseil en maîtrise d’ouvrage". There are no details in the contract on the type of advice given but it seems to be this type of advice:

http://www.vtech.fr/Conseil_et_assistance_a_maitrise_d_ouvra...

ie to assist companies outsourcing IT projects with the invitation to tender etc

there is a previous proz question on this but I'm not convinced

thanks
Change log

Aug 21, 2011 06:35: Rebecca Davis Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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project management consultancy (services)

is another option
Peer comment(s):

agree piazza d
2 hrs
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agree Alan Douglas (X)
2 hrs
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agree cc in nyc
2 hrs
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agree silvester55
5 hrs
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neutral Sara Freitas : maîtrise d'oeuvre = project management, maîtrise d'ouvrage is broader
1 day 25 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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project management advice

Peer comment(s):

disagree Sara Freitas : Advice is definitely not the right word (support or consulting, maybe, but not advice)
1 day 58 mins
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1 day 1 hr

prime contracting/prime contracting support

The maître d'ouvrage is the project owner or contracting authority. The prime contractor is generally an outsourcer tasked with ensuring proper completion of all aspects of the project.

See web reference for example of company that uses "IT prime contracting" (there are others)
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